Ogun 2027: Adeola, Hunye clash over Ekiti origin claim
…prove my Ekiti origin claim or face legal action …we welcome the lawsuit — Hunye By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Lagos 2027: Rhodes-Vivour questions Hamzat’s eligibility over US allegiance
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, has questioned the eligibility of Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat to contest the 2027 governorship election, citing his alleged…
ASUU-LASU declares indefinite strike
By Elizabeth Osayande LAGOS — The Lagos State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-LASU) has declared a total and indefinite strike over what it described as…
Court denies Odogwu Asaba bail
By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — The Delta State High Court has declined the bail application filed on behalf of Mr Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaba, who is facing…
2027: Ex-Nasarawa Speaker begs defectors to return to APC
The immediate past Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, has appealed to all aggrieved members who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to other parties to…
NAF takes delivery of five new helicopters
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to modernise and re-equip the Armed Forces to confront…
‘They are politically lazy’ – Wike tackles APC govs over Rainbow Coalition pushback
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described governors of the All Progressives Congress as “politically lazy” following their opposition to his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027…
Wike’s Rainbow Coalition, APC govs backing Tinubu in different ways — Fayose
By Adegboyega Adeleye Former Ekiti State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Ayo Fayose, has said the controversy over the Rainbow Coalition being championed by Minister of the Federal…
Promiseland ends Tonto Dikeh’s ambassadorial deal
By Chioma Okoye Promise Land Innovation Limited, owners of the WEALTH App, has terminated its brand ambassadorship agreement with actress Tonto Charity Dikeh with immediate effect. The company announced the…
Niger Delta gets $160bn in 27 years — Aig-Imoukhuede
By Daniel Abia, PORT HARCOURT The Niger Delta oil-producing states and their local governments have received an estimated $160 billion in federal allocations and other development resources over the past…